Victor Cruz?

Just curious to think what the consensus on this would be. He'll be a RFA and likely have the 1st round restriction. He's a top receiver/route runner in the game, I think he's worth a 1st. I wouldn't want to get him just because we have so many other needs though. But I certainly wouldn't be disappointed if we offered him and the Giants didn't match..

Great player, but I'm not 100% sold. Give him a big check, take him away from home and his support system, give him a less consistent offense. I'm not sure how much of an impact that he'd have in Tennessee.

Great player, but I'm not 100% sold. Give him a big check, take him away from home and his support system, give him a less consistent offense. I'm not sure how much of an impact that he'd have in Tennessee.

Victor Cruz is a beneficiary of a good/very good quarterback in Eli Manning. Just see how Manning helped Mario Manningham excel in 2010. Put Cruz in a system with a bad/mediocre/average quarterback like Jack Locker (or fill in that blank with Carson Palmer, Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassell, etc.) and he certainly becomes less effective. Thus he certainly wouldn't be worth a first. Especially when considering our glaring OL needs.

Anyway, it's not like he's a Vincent Jackson type receiver (big, tall, and fast) where he could overcome Locker's deficiencies. Cruz is a 6'0" receiver who is moderately fast, has good hands, and runs good routes. You can pick those guys up at a cheaper price... For example, Ryan Swope's combine measurables are VERY similar to Victor Cruz's (basically the same height and weight, broad jump, 20 yd shuttle), but Swope performed better in college and ran a faster 40 yard dash. And he's projected as a what, 3rd or 4th round pick?

I will say this though... Mike Wallace would sure be nice to have. I'd rank him ahead of Victor Cruz.

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